20/06/2021
10 Quotes to celebrate Fathers... ENJOY, and SHARE.
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This is DEDICATED to all Fathers in the world, both dead and alive -- WE LOVE YOU, SIRES!โค๐
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โI believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren't trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.โ
โ Umberto Eco, Foucault's Pendulum
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โSometimes I think my papa is an accordion. When he looks at me and smiles and breathes, I hear the notes.โ
โ Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
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โBeauty is not who you are on the outside, it is the wisdom and time you gave away to save another struggling soul like you.โ
โ Shannon L. Alder
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โDaddy," I whispered, feeling my own breath hitch in my throat. "I love you."
Just when I was sure he was asleep, the one corner of his mouth lifted in a smile. "I knew that," he murmured. "Always knew that.โ
โ Morgan Matson, Second Chance Summer
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โThe heart of a father is the masterpiece of nature.โ
โ Prevost Abbe, Manon Lescaut
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โI always wondered why God was supposed to be a father," she whispers. Fathers always want you to measure up to something. Mothers are the ones who love you unconditionally, don't you think?โ
โ Jodi Picoult
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โListen, there is no way any true man is going to let children live around him in his home and not discipline and teach, fight and mold them until they know all he knows. His goal is to make them better than he is. Being their friend is a distant second to this.โ
โ Victor Devlin
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โThere is nothing that moves a loving father's soul quite like his child's cry.โ
โ Joni Eareckson Tada
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โLet me say for now that we knew once the Creation was broken, true fathering would be much more lacking than mothering. Don't misunderstand me, both are needed- but an emphasis on fathering is necessary because of the enormity of its absenceโ
โ Wm. Paul Young, The Shack
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โSomeone once said that every man is trying to live up to his father's expectations or make up for their father's mistakes....โ
โ Barack Obama, The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream